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{{quote | text=It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.  [[Ruth (WEB)|Full Text of Ruth]]}}
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{{summary | text=Ruth is a book of the [[Old Testament]]. It is the story of a Moabite woman who forsakes her pagan heritage in order to cling to the people of Israel and to the [[God]] of Israel. Because of her faithfulness in a time of national faithlessness, God rewards her by giving her a new husband ([[Boaz]]), a son ([[Obed]]), and a privileged position in the lineage of David and Christ.}}
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Ruth is a book of the [[Old Testament]]. It is the story of a Moabite woman called [[Ruth]] who forsakes her pagan heritage in order to cling to the people of Israel and to the [[God]] of Israel. Because of her faithfulness in a time of national faithlessness, God rewards her by giving her a new husband ([[Boaz]]), a son ([[Obed]]), and a privileged position in the lineage of David and Christ.
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'''Read [[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]] on [[Text:MHC Concise {{SUBPAGENAME}}|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]'''
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 26 October 2015

The Book of Ruth
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CONTENTS

Chapters

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Commentary

Ruth is a book of the Old Testament. It is the story of a Moabite woman called Ruth who forsakes her pagan heritage in order to cling to the people of Israel and to the God of Israel. Because of her faithfulness in a time of national faithlessness, God rewards her by giving her a new husband (Boaz), a son (Obed), and a privileged position in the lineage of David and Christ.


Read Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary on Book of Ruth


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